A large number of villages in the Kumaon region are still without road connectivity as over 1,000 sanctioned roads in rural areas in Bageshwar and Almora districts have not been given forest cleara

Around 12 states are expected to launch online platform for green clearances by next month to ensure transparency and faster approval of projects, a top Environment Ministry official said.

NAGPUR: Amid strong arguments, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi, on Monday continued the stay on working permission granted to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for felling trees to d

Asserting that obtaining forest clearances for the renewed iron ore mining leases is the biggest challenge it faces, the state government has sought the intervention of the Union Mines Ministry in

In all, thirteen student and youth organisations of Tinsukia district had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 4 last year expressing serious concern over the environment and forest

Taking a strong view of the State Government's declaration on rampant illegal mining, the Jharkhand High Court directed it to immediately close all the illegal mines and crushers being operative in

Just as the SC has asked for a comprehensive look at the mass of hydropower projects on the Ganga in Uttarakhand, NGT wants a similar exercise for the project rush in Arunachal's river system

NAGPUR: The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has withdrawn the office memorandum that had made getting environment clearance (EC) for development projects within 10km fr

Congress today said it will oppose "tooth and nail" any move by the NDA government to bring new environment law by diluting the existing provisions.

Composite licences' end-use can be reserved, if states ask for it